I recently noticed a sun spot on my face had turned red and gone rough. I saw my dermatologist and he is certain it is invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Just waiting for the results to confirm it.
How did everyone cope with the wait?
Hi CSA_3003
Waiting for results can be a very stressful time. I found that if I spent as much time as possible doing things that I enjoyed then I spent less time worrying about the results.
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Have you been given an idea of how long your results should take?
Hi
Anything up to 3 weeks. My dermatologist has marked it as urgent so it might even be before the end of the week.
Mind doing overtime, going through all the scenarios. Difficult sleeping. I have a garden and I spent as much time keeping busy even in the rain. I wish you well on your journey. I was lucky only having to wait 7 days for my results. It’s a postcode lottery regarding treatment times and biopsy results times, it shouldn’t be like that.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get the results through that quickly CSA_3003 .
I know it's easy to say but try not to worry. Someone wiser than me told me that worrying won't change the outcome but it will ruin the present, and I try to live by that as much as I can.
((hugs))
I had my excisional biopsy done on 29th May which was sent as urgent and I’ve not yet had my results. Was told 2 weeks from my consultant but 2-4 weeks by the secretary. Hoping I will get my results this week. This is in Glasgow - hopefully your wait isn’t too long
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